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For anyone who have swapped to their winter setup already: Are you noticing flatspotting overnight? I feel like the flatspotting I'm getting with the Vredstein Wintrac Pro tires is pretty bad as the car feels bumpy when I first drive off in the morning, but maybe it's because I haven't had a...

Lower profile is probably better since this car sits pretty low. I've got something like this: https://www.harborfreight.com/automotive/jacks-jack-stands/floor-jacks/15-ton-low-profile-aluminum-racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-64545.html - specs say minimum height of 3.5 inches and that was...

Had a moment over the weekend where I pondered this as I saw a car coming towards me on the other side of the interstate and thought it looked really cool and aggressive. It wasn't until it got closer that realized it was an Apex Blue ITS 😅 😆

There's more cars in my history than I care to admit, but here's the highlights: First car: 1992 Honda Accord - skinny tires, low to the ground, 4-speed auto. Had this car through the "Fast and Furious" era, but I never modified it. I started to get interested in cars though while I had it...

For the sake of your safety and others on the road, don't drive with the OEM summer performance tires in the snow or when the ambient temperatures outside are cold (consistently <45F) for that matter. The grip of the summer compound tires will be pretty bad when it's cold (even if the roads are...

In a word: Yes. In many more words: Yes. I've had a bad habit of always compromising on something big with past car purchases and those compromises would always lead to regret after the honeymoon phase with the those new cars would start to wear off. The ITS by far has the fewest and smallest...

I'm interested in this too. There's a rattle/buzzing sound in my car that I thought was coming from the glove box, but it turns out it was coming from the passenger eat. This buzzing would come up probably between ~1700-2000 RPM, especially when coasting off throttle or with very little throttle...

This might be the easiest solution that doesn't involve routing wiring in a way that leaves enough slack for the hatch to open, etc.: https://www.thedashcamstore.com/custom-metal-mounting-bracket-for-adhesive-dashcam-lenses/ A Reddit user says they used this in their 2022 Civic Hatch here: No...

Has anyone tried to mount a rear dashcam in their car yet or seen anyone that has done so successfully? I currently run a front-facing dashcam and I want to add one for the rear too but I'm not sure how well that would work since the rear camera would mount to the rear window. The main issue...

Others have chimed in with good info and thoughts on this; just to add to and reinforce what others have said: This is my third car where I've run winter tires and I've found that winter tires can be reasonably versatile in transitional weather. Granted, they'll feel pretty squishy compared to...

I went with the 3D Kagu mats. Happy with them so far! Haven’t had a chance to get good pics but I’ll try to remember to sometime soon. For what it’s worth, the pics on their website represent the product well, though the in-car pics they have aren’t of the Integra. The mats were lighter than I...

Thanks! I didn't think there were any as I would be surprised if I didn't notice them when I did the swap, but I just wanted to be sure. I didn't mean to be lazy by asking here before checking myself, but haven't been able to for various reasons so I appreciate your response!

Another noob question: Does the Acura Integra Type S have stud clips? I don't think I saw any, but I was clearing out my office and the box that the wheel hardware came in from Tire Rack had a sticker with a warning about stud clips. I admit I forgot about it when I swapped to my winter wheels...

The owner's manual for the Integra (+Type S) says to specifically not spray water into the intake or hood vents as it can cause a malfunction. My understanding is that this is mostly a warning to those who use high pressure power washers at home, but would that maybe apply to automated touchless...

Thanks - I think I ended up doing 85 when I first put the wheels on for some reason but I'll go out and tighten to 94 lb-ft! I actually remembered that the instructions for installing accessories are online so I figured the instructions for the Type S wheels should have lug nut torque specs in...

So I was about to re-torque the lug nuts this evening since I swapped the wheels over the weekend and I decided to double/triple check the torque spec and found some new info I didn't find before: https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/lug-nut-torque-for-fl5-owners-manual-wrong.51756/ Basically...

Swapped to the winter wheels/tires on as of this afternoon. Haven't done a swap in years. I think there'll be some muscles I don't use often that will be sore tomorrow. 😂 As a reminder, here's what I picked up from TireRack: Vredstein Wintrac Pro tires - size 235/40R18 Sparco Record wheels in...

Just my $0.02: Dedicated sets are worth it for FWD. Especially with a more performance-oriented car like the ITS. You’ll get way better performance/fun in warmer weather and winter compound tires will help in cases where FWD may be lacking compared to having AWD. The improved grip/performance...

This is my first time having a performance vehicle with summer tires where I've actually kept the summer tires instead of swapping them out for UHP all seasons and running a dedicated winter set when it gets colder. That said, I'm struggling to decide when to make the swap to winters because...

Congrats on the new ride! I love the Apex Blue! This is very unusual in my experience... I've never heard of a dealer insisting that they keep the parts that are replaced. Have you thought about calling dealership's service or general manager about this? Then maybe Acura if that doesn't get...